Comparison Between the Most Frequent Fungal Species Colonizing Grapevine Berries at Different Maturation Stages

Authors

  • ASIA ABDULHAMID SAADULLAH University of Duhok
  • SAMIR KHALAF ABDULLAH University of Zakho

Keywords:

Grapes, Fungi, Iraq

Abstract

The study was undertaken to investigate the most frequent fungal species present on the surface of grape berries at different maturation at vineyards from Duhok governorate, Kurdistan region of Iraq. The associated fungi were detected both before and after surface disinfection on  Dichloran Rose Bengal Chlormophenicol agar (DRBC) medium. The most abundant genera and species found on all the three stages of maturation by decreasing orders were Aspergillus (A.niger, A.carbonarius, A.tubingensis), Cladosporium cladosporoides, Penicillium (P.brevicompactum,P.citrinum,P.glabrum), Alternaria alternata  and Aureobasidium pullalans.  This result support the theory that risk of ochratoxin A contamination can be defined based on the mycobiota present on surface of healthy grape berries.

Author Biographies

ASIA ABDULHAMID SAADULLAH, University of Duhok

Dept. of Biology, Faculty of Science, University of Duhok, Kurdistan Region-Iraq

SAMIR KHALAF ABDULLAH, University of Zakho

Dept. of Biology, Faculty of Science, University of Zakho, Kurdistan Region-Iraq

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2013-06-30

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SAADULLAH, A. A., & ABDULLAH, S. K. (2013). Comparison Between the Most Frequent Fungal Species Colonizing Grapevine Berries at Different Maturation Stages. Science Journal of University of Zakho, 1(1), 132–138. Retrieved from https://sjuoz.uoz.edu.krd/index.php/sjuoz/article/view/54

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